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BOOKS: “Sweet Tooth, Vol. 5: Unnatural Habitats” by Jeff Lemire

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Sweet Tooth, Vol. 5: Unnatural HabitatsSweet Tooth, Vol. 5: Unnatural Habitats by Jeff Lemire
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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This volume carries out two story arcs. The first is a self-contained flashback that offers the reader new insight into the central strangeness of this series (i.e. a plague on humanity and the development of various human-animal hybrids.) The second is the conclusion of the Volume 4 storyline in which Gus, Jepperd, and their human and hybrid traveling companions find an apparent safe haven that splits the group between those who wish to stay and those who want to continue on their original path to Alaska.

Both arcs are visceral and engaging. This is a very satisfying volume. It’s a pity that publishers are so constrained by page count because Volumes 4 and 5 combined together would be a phenomenal book (whereas Vol. 4 – as it stands – is kind of a lackluster read.) Anyone whose been to a movie in India and is familiar with the random intermission placed right in the middle of the runtime (regardless of what is going on in the story at the time) can grasp what I’m saying. It’s a little mean to break the momentum of a good story in progress. However, this volume offers all the satisfaction of resolution and conclusion — while leaving open clear routes for advancing the story overall.

I’d highly recommend this volume and that one read it closely back-to-back with Volume 4.

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BOOKS: “Sweet Tooth, Vol. 4: Endangered Species” by Jeff Lemire

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Sweet Tooth, Vol. 4: Endangered SpeciesSweet Tooth, Vol. 4: Endangered Species by Jeff Lemire
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Publisher Site: DC Vertigo

Heading north to solve the mystery of Gus (the titular deer-boy “hybrid” that some call Sweet Tooth, the first-known hybrid child and one who Dr. Singh believes may be integral to understanding the disease that swept through humanity at the same time hybrids started being born,) the ragtag group of hybrid kids and human chaperones runs into its first snag. The group stumbles upon a place that may offer the security and resources needed to live comfortably (i.e. for a post mega-pandemic wasteland.) This threatens to split up the group, most of which longs for the safety and sustainability that this place appears to provide. But the reader is presented crumbs of unease about this place. It feels like this sanctuary might harbor a dirty secret.

I continue to enjoy this series. I didn’t find the arc as satisfying as some of the volumes. It is a thriller, and we are given crucial new information by the book’s end, but the central question of the story arc remains unanswered. That said, the story does a fantastic job of building up internal tension as well as creating unease in the reader. If you’ve enjoyed the story so far, you will want to continue onward.

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BOOKS: “Sweet Tooth, Vol. 3: Animal Armies” by Jeff Lemire

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Sweet Tooth, Vol. 3: Animal ArmiesSweet Tooth, Vol. 3: Animal Armies by Jeff Lemire
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Publisher Site – DC Comics

This is an action-packed entry in Sweet Tooth saga. It’s also a very satisfying story arc for a serialized comic book such as this. We see important events in the character development of Jepperd as well as a secondary character, Johnny (brother to Abbot — the lead antagonist.) Dr. Singh gains some important information as well, though that largely serves to advance the story and extend the mystery, rather than to conclude this segment of the story. That said, this episode is brought to a solid conclusion while leaving one waiting to see what happens next.

I’d highly recommend this series for comic book readers.

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